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Decided its time for me to get back to the gym again. I used to be crazy healthy but then you know, life happens. And I am realizing I want to change my lifestyle....I need that to be important to me. So back to the gym tomorrow!
I have been a vegetarian all my life and I am mostly vegan. I admit I add a couple teaspoons of milk to coffee at work. Other than that, I don't really care for dairy or eggs.
And at least on this website no one will comment on my 'killing' plants to eat them. That joke is a bit overdone.
Hopefully I'll keep at this
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You kill plants and eat them?! haha yeah that joke is so lame, I've totally heard it multiple times. Great to hear you are motivated to get back into shape. Motivation is contagious, so keep sharing here with us.
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The crabs are back and the corn's ripe, so it's time to feast
by Sandra Olivetti Martin and Dennis Doyle with Michelle Steel
The Bay is crawling with crabs. Rivers and creeks, too. That's the good news. We had more baby crabs this winter than have ever been counted in Maryland's 22-year history of winter crab surveying.
Not so good: We'll have to wait till fall to eat most of them. That's when 500 million or so small crabs in our waters will reach eating size, 51⁄4 inches from point to point.
"It's been boom and bust so far. Crabs only grow when they molt, so we don't have a continuous feed into legal size," says Brenda Davis of Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Blue Crab Program. "They need to grow into the fishery."
So Maryland watermen are "scraping by, waiting for them to grow up," says Larry Simns, president of Maryland Watermen's Association.
"We've been selling out every week," says Lou Hyde who's selling St. Mary's crabs at Tyler's Seafood in Chesapeake Beach,
But the news is improving.
"They're picking up. We'll have crabs for the Fourth and we hope through the weekend, and we never have crabs for the holiday," says waterman Bob Evans, who sells his catch in West River. It's a good thing, because, he says, "People are on an eating frenzy."
With crabs coming into abundance thanks to prudent catch regulations, you can eat your share without fear that you're contributing to the demise of the species.
So read and feast.
Catch 'Em …
For the full experience, get out the crabbing gear. Crabs aren't demanding. All you need is some cotton twine, chicken necks and a long-handled crab net. Any dock, pier or jetty on the Chesapeake or any of its tributaries is the place to look.
Casting out your baited line into the water and waiting for a bite is the first step. When a crab finds your tasty morsel of chicken, the first thing it will do is try to carry it off. Your line will move and straighten. Then it is time to go into action.
Make haste slowly. Grasp the line and pull in the crab ever so gently. The crab, intent on its meal, should not notice. As you ease your prey into sight, ready the net. A crab must be scooped from underneath, because at the first sign of danger it will flee downward, and a crab is a fast swimmer.
One step up is a crab trap, a thin wire basket that collapses flat in the water. When the crab swims in to take the bait, you pull up your line and the basket closes. Don't buy the spring-loaded CRAB ALERT trap; it's illegal in Maryland.
Or you can go after them where they live. With good eyes and access, in shallows where underwater grasses grow, you can scoop up scuttling crabs with a net. Walk gently; muddy the water and the crabs might see you first. Float your bushel basket on an inner tube attached by a line to your waist.
Blue crabs are best kept alive in a simple basket with aerated sides. Splitwood bushel baskets are perfect, but a perforated laundry basket will do just as well. Crabs kept shaded and in a container of this type will keep fine for 24 hours or more.
The best times of day to crab from shore are early mornings or late afternoons that coincide with high water — though anytime of day with a moving tide will provide a good chance.
For up to two-dozen crabs, you don't need a license. To catch up to a bushel, you need a license ($5 at your tackle store).
The minimum size is five inches until July 15, when it rises to five and a quarter inches. Female crabs must be released; recognize them by the broad triangular apron on the underside.
Get the latest crabbing regulations at your tackle store or www.dnr.state.md.us.
Or Buy 'Em
Even if you don't catch your own, you can feast on absolute crabs just out of the Bay. That's the privilege of living in Chesapeake Country.
Bob Evans — a crabber who sells from a small market behind his home in West River — says "how fresh do you want them? We caught them this morning."
At air-conditioned seafood stores, the crabs you buy are no less fresh. Crabs are a perishable commodity; they're caught in the morning and sold live in the afternoon. Refrigeration stretches their shelf life only a couple of days.
Many seafood houses cook them for you for the same price they're sold live. Prices for Maryland crabs range from a low of $95 a bushel for No. 2s to $180 to $200 for No. 1s, also called regulars.
By the dozen, prices range from $28 for medium to $35 for large to $45 for extra large. So you can go bigger still. Shoreline Seafood on Rt. 3 in Gambrills sells Regular Swamp Dogs for $69.50 a dozen and Super Swamp Dogs for $8.95 a pound.
How many do you need? Six large crabs per person is reasonable.
Now hurry home so you can eat them while they're hot.
Cooking Your Own
There's no better way to taste the Chesapeake and honor its traditions than cooking your own Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. It's quality time for friends and family, too, as a feast for avid eaters continues for a couple of hours.
Once you've secured the making of your meal, you'll need a large pot to steam them. One with an inside strainer or a separate steamer section is best. In a pinch, you can use a stockpot with a steamer basket positioned in the bottom.
Once you get into cooking crabs, you'll want a rig: a steamer on a propane burner stand so you can cook outdoors.
Handling the crabs can be a chore, and tongs or padded gloves are necessary to keep from getting pinched. There is another solution. Soaking the crabs in a frigid ice water bath for about five minutes will make them go dormant. They can then be handled easily and stacked compactly in your cook pot and they'll not regain consciousness as the temperature rises and cooking begins.
Pour a beer plus an equal amount of water and a half-cup of vinegar into your pot, and give your tasties at least 20 minutes steam time (but not more than 30 minutes) until their shells turn bright red and an ambrosial smell fills the air.
Use clean tongs to handle cooked crabs. Never use tools that have touched raw crabs before washing them in hot, soapy water or in a dishwasher.
Preparing the Feast
Eat inside only if you have no reasonable alternative. Crab feasting, like a picnic, is a way of getting back to nature. What's more, crab feasting makes a mess. Deck, backyard, porch or patio are perfect — unless you linger into the mosquito hours.
Place multiple layers of newspaper on your table to absorb the moisture and to protect the tabletop from crab cracking — online editions won't help you here.
Provide each guest with a small bowl of butter or vinegar for dipping and a small knife and mallet for opening and eating. Have a roll or two of paper towels for hand-wiping.
The purist needs nothing more, though some feasts include good crusty bread, corn on the cob and watermelon.
The beverage of choice for crab feasting is beer, in cold cans. Light beer is good, because it's less filling, leaving more room for crabs. Iced tea is fine for tee-totalers and kids.
When the cooked crabs are piled in the center of the table for your guests to enjoy, mist them with water or beer and pour on a generous amount of Old Bay, J.O. No. 2, Kent Island Special Blend or homemade crab seasonings. Try equal parts salt, ground pepper and paprika or cayenne with a bit of cumin.
Now it's time to get cracking.
Cracking Crabs
There's a right way to crack a crab.
Here's how:
Turn the crab on its back, apron side up. Slide your crab knife under the apron, moving from the edge of the crab to the center. Remove and discard the apron.
Flip the crab over. Cut off its face and, lifting gently but firmly with your blade, pry off the outer shell. If you like the mustard, cut it out of the points of the outer shell.
You've now exposed the gills, also known as dead man's fingers, and intestines. Cut off the gills, and scoop the entrails out of the center.
Add both to your mounting heap of debris.
Now you're getting to the meat. Cut the body of the crab down the middle and proceed by halves. In each half, meat is locked in chambers by a thin, opaque shell membrane.
The first bite is the best: the backfin meat connected to each swimming leg. Remove it carefully, gripping the leg and sliding your index finger along it into the cell where it's stored. Push up, and lift the lollipop out, breaking the thin shell membrane.
Lift off the remaining legs in the same manner and other nice bites may come free. You may also pick these legs, or just scrape the meat out as you pull them through your teeth. Reserve the claw.
Now slice through the shell membrane to open the chambers. Pick out the meat with your crab knife or fork.
For claws, you need a different approach. Lay a crab claw on the table. Hold your knife above the middle of one of its two meat-loaded segments. Gently tap the knife with your crab mallet until the shell splits. You don't want to cut through the entire claw. Break the shell in half gently, and you may be lucky enough to pull out a finger of meat. If not, dig the meat out with your knife. Repeat and eat.
Cleaning Up
When everyone's eaten their full, remove and count all the knives, forks and mallets to make sure none are lost among the carnage. Then, starting at one end of the table, roll the shell-littered newspaper into a bundle and slide it into a plastic trash bag.
Feast without Fuss
Is this too much work?
Then enjoy Atlantic blue crabs at one of Chesapeake Country's many crab houses. Way back when, author and crab coinsurer Whitey Schmidt counted 250 from Baltimore to Virginia Beach and Ocean City to Washington in his book The Official Chesapeake Bay Crab Eaters Guide. Bill and Susan Elnicki Wade's own book, Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay, out last year, lists 150. If you eat crabs out, you're bound to have a favorite.
Whether you go to Stoney's on Broomes Island, Abners in Chesapeake Beach, Calypso Bay in Tracys Landing, Skippers Pier in Deale, Thursdays in Galesville, Mike's on the South River at Riva or Cantlers in Cape St. Claire, large crabs are running about $60 to 65 a dozen, with jumbos closer to $80 and medium or mixed less. Stoney's had the best price, at $48 a dozen for No. 1 Maryland crabs.
Call ahead so you won't be disappointed.
At those prices, you should ask a couple of questions. Are you buying Maryland crabs? Only a couple we surveyed, including Thursdays, said yes; other popular destinations may sell blue crabs from the Carolinas, Louisiana or Texas. And don't be afraid to ask how long ago the crabs you'll be eating were cooked.
Now sit back and get crackin'.

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The police department said that 4,000 officers have gone through cultural training to sensitize them to the Sikh faith and that the first Sikh American keeping his turban and beard was expected to join the force in August.
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Finally dove in and sculpted the hair. Decided to go super cheap and use Crayola Model Magic. I was concerned it wouldn't adhere to the paper mache but my fears quickly vanished once I got going.
It's interesting to see the progression from start to finish, don't you think?
Sure, she's no Venus, but I'm pretty happy with it considering I had no idea what I was doing.
I fleshed out the eye sockets, cheeks, chin, nose and brow some more. Gave her eyebrows and pouty(er) lips.
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Justin Bieber could face prison over 'pot' plane
Aviation officials in the U.S. have launched an investigation into allegations Justin Bieber and his entourage broke regulations on a private jet flight.
The pop superstar chartered a plane to fly himself and a group of friends from his native Canada to New Jersey on January 31 ahead of the Super Bowl football game there on February 2, but hit headlines after landing when the aircraft was raided by drug police and border officials.
A subsequent incident report from the flight, obtained by Nbcnews.com, alleged the group had been smoking marijuana onboard and had been rude and disruptive to the flight attendant.
It has now emerged FAA executives have launched a probe into what happened onboard the plane.
An FAA representative says in a statement, "The FAA is looking into allegations that passengers on board a Gulfstream GIV aircraft that landed at Teterboro Airport on Friday January 31, 2014 interfered with the flight crew in violation of FAA regulations."
The body's rules state: "No person may assault, threaten, intimidate, or interfere with a crew member in the performance of the crew member's duties aboard an aircraft."
The plane's incident report alleges the stewardess onboard Bieber's plane was left cowering in the cockpit after a run-in with the group during the flight.


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California (Pa.) tops Cameron
Vulcans advance to quarterfinals for fifth time in six years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- No. 8 California (Pa.) secured its fifth appearance in the last six years in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament with a 5-2 win against Cameron on Wednesday afternoon at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
With the victory, California (Pa.) improves to 24-5 overall this season and extends its win streak to 14 matches. Meanwhile, Cameron finishes its winningest season in program history with a 23-5 record.
The Vulcans took an early 2-1 lead on Wednesday after winning two of the three doubles matches. Senior Annabel Pieschl and junior Jade Pondicas opened the match with an 8-1 victory at third doubles against Aggies' Antonia Moberg and Florencia Tornero. Cal U added to its lead at the first position when seniors Martina Rubesova and Franziska Steinhardt , the No. 4 doubles team in the country, collected an 8-4 win against No. 20 Sara Londono and Amanda Moberg. The tandem of Rubesova and Steinhardt has posted a staggering 29 victories in their only season as teammates. At the second slot, senior Anastassiya Zherdeva and freshman Ramona Czakonsuffered an 8-4 loss to Cameron's Julia Puckhaber and Elvira Sholles.
Cal U then clinched the match victory by winning three of the four completed singles matches. Czakon took the team lead with her No. 27 singles victory of the season after opening the session with a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Moberg at the sixth position. Steinhardt added a 6-3, 6-0 win against Tornero at fifth singles before the Pondicas fell 7-5, 6-4 to Sholles at the fourth slot. Pieschl then clinched the match for the Vulcans with a 7-5, 6-2 victory against regionally-ranked Puckhaber.


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Hurricane Irma leaves Bahamas beach without water
The video above was taken Friday, Sept. 8, at The Bight on Long Island, Bahamas - and shows barren beaches due to passing Hurricane Irma.
"I was on my way to see if there was any damage to my business and decided to check my friend's house for damages," the person who recorded the video said. "There is no more ocean! As far as the eye can see."


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GLENS FALLS -- In today's world, many consumers strive to support all things local.
If you apply that goal to the world of professional theater, then you have a reason to attend "Black Tie," the opening production of Adirondack Theatre Festival. "Black Tie" continues through Saturday at the Charles R. Wood Theater.
The company is one of the few self-producing professional theater companies in the area. Its normal procedure is to hold open auditions in New York City, rehearse in Manhattan and move up to Glens Falls to add the technical elements before the opening.
That is what is happening now with Adirondack Theatre Festival's next show (July 27-Aug. 18), the thoughtful musical "Next to Normal," directed by ATF's producing artistic director, Mark Fleischer.
In a recent talk during a rehearsal break from "Next to Normal" in New York City, Fleischer said something different happened during the auditions for "Black Tie."
"The director, Terry Rabine, and I looked at the available talent and said to each other, we have area actors who are better than what we are seeing here. We made the decision to cast local professional actors," Fleischer said.
In "Black Tie," David Bunce, a veteran performer at the New York State Theatre Institute, is playing the father. Playing his wife is Saratoga Springs resident Brenny Rabine (recently seen in "God of Carnage" at Capital Rep). Their son is played by Albany actor Brendan Cattaldo, and the bride-to-be is Alexandra Tarantelli, who recently graduated as a theater major from Troy's Russell Sage College.
Bunce becomes a Lake George director, as well, as he helms the outdoor drama "The Last of the Mohicans" at the Wild West Ranch in Lake George.
The lone New York City actor is Thom Christopher, a well-known theater and television actor, who is playing the ghost of the grandfather.
The story concerns Bunce's character, who is trying to write a speech/toast for his son's wedding. Knowing his skills in this area are limited, he calls on his father -- a successful, autocratic man -- for help. Much to his chagrin, his snobbish father appears and criticizes everything that is going on with the wedding and especially the way -- in his opinion -- that elegance has given way to contemporary crass customs.
Fleischer picked the play for its generational themes.
"It takes place while preparing for a wedding and deals with fathers and sons. You don't see that much," he said.
Rabine, who is also the producing director of Lake George Dinner Theatre at the Holiday Inn-Turf in Lake George, agrees: "It's about how a son is always trying to please and live up to what he thinks his father expects from him. Throughout the play, there are echoes from one generation to another. Each person deals with issues that are important and are things that everyone goes through."
What impresses Rabine is the subtlety of playwright A.R. Gurney's writing.
"It's such a pleasant little piece that always has you smiling and laughing," she said. "You hardly realize Gurney is addressing some really human issues in the piece. It's impossible not to attend this play and not see something of yourself in the work."
The local hook is that the play takes place in a hotel on Lake George, which should be a fun connection for area audiences, Fleischer said.
WHERE: Charles R. Wood Theatre, 207 Glen St., Glens Falls
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday
TICKETS: $32 to $40; call 874-0800 or go to www.atfestival.org


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The Musical History of Megan's French Mad Men Tune
Zoo Be Zoo Be What?
On the Mad Men premiere, Megan (Jessica Pare) performed a surprise public serenade to her husband Don Draper that had Harry Crane and Stan Rizzo struggling to pick their jaws off of the plush carpet of Don's new pad. (We should have seen it coming, when Young Mrs. Draper's old waitressing pal remembered at the party how Megan had always managed to get the best tips: "She laid on that accent.") And as soon as her number was over — even before Don had a chance to chastise her, and long before it would lead to borderline-S&M cleanup sex — the song "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo" had cemented itself as viewers' next karaoke selection. Anticipating your next trip to the mike to bedazzle the uncomfortable birthday boy in your life, Vulture would like to provide a quick history lesson of this catchy tune.
Megan's 1966* performance was based on "Zou Bisou Bisou," a 1961 recording by yé-yé girl Gillian Hill.
Hill's was the French version of a song originally sung in English by Sophia Loren. (It's often referred to as being from the soundtrack to the 1960 film The Millionairess, starring Peter Sellers and Loren. Actually, it's not in the movie at all — it was recorded for an odd album of duets and solo songs by Loren and Sellers, to capitalize on the success of the film.)
The song was produced by George Martin, who two years later went on to record the Beatles, and it was co-written by Bill Shepard (who later arranged the Bee Gees' breakthrough songs) and Alan Tew, who two decades hence composed Judge Wapner's entrance music to The People's Court. Although "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo" never charted, its cha-cha-cha charm quickly spread around the world, resulting in versions by Venezuelan combo the Pennies, Swedish singer Kerstin Dahl, and Hill.
Incidentally, Hill told the Daily Beast that hers was the original, though we can't find any other source to support that. Plus, her version's songwriting credits are Shepard, Tew, and Michel Rivgauche (who wrote for Edith Piaf), which is a clue that he adapted the Loren song. The words to her (and Megan's) version, roughly translated are:
Zou kiss kiss
Zou kiss kiss
Zou kiss kiss, zou kiss kiss, zou kiss kiss
My God, they are soft
Zou kiss kiss
Zou kiss kiss
Zou kiss kiss, zou kiss kiss, zou kiss kiss
The noise of kisses!
In the bushes, under the August sky
Lovers glide stealthily
Like birds, they have returned
You can hear everywhere:
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But tell me, do you know
Between us, what it means
What does "zou kisses" mean?
It is to say, I admit
That yes, I love only you
Zou kiss kiss, etc.
But who needs the bushes of
August when you hold me
Softly around the neck?
It's curious, you see, I admit
All over it makes me feel, "zou kiss."
Judging by the Lysol-and-lingerie-induced sexual frenzy to which Megan's performance would lead, the phrase "softly around the neck" is clearly meant ironically.
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SiriusXM Launches Morning Show with Pete Dominick
Longtime SiriusXM host, stand-up comic, CNN contributor and public speaker combines humor, independence and fearless curiosity to create new daily morning drive show for national satellite radio audience
"Stand Up! With Pete Dominick" challenges listeners to make the most of their world
Jan 28, 2013, 10:28 EST
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ : SIRI ) today announced that SiriusXM host/stand-up comedian Pete Dominick will host a new daily morning drive call-in show, Stand Up! with Pete Dominick.
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Beginning February 11, Stand Up! with Pete Dominick will air live weekdays from 6:00 – 9:00 am ET, replaying from 6:00 – 9:00 am PT, on Indie, SiriusXM channel 104.
Inspired by his fascination with politics, public policy and social issues, Dominick approaches everything with his razor sharp wit and tongue, challenging listeners to take a stand and keep an open mind. Dominick will explore everything from foreign policy and economics to parenting and education, as well as the day's top stories, with expert guests and listeners nationwide. Dominick will interview a wide range of guests—from policymakers to authors to celebrities to filmmakers to veterans and beyond—inviting them to tell their stories without agendas, scripts, or time limits
"I don't pretend to have all the answers. I'm proud to say I learn from my listeners instead of lecturing at them," said Pete Dominick. "My perspective as a stand-up comic and father of two girls is why I relate to and have a truly authentic connection with my listeners from all backgrounds. I'll leave celebrity gossip and voyeurism to others while I explore more important issues with my listeners and the experts that can speak to them best."
"Pete is a great entertainer and fearless thinker, unwilling to accept conventional wisdom and challenging people to think for themselves," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "There's nothing else like this, and we look forward to giving our national audience a place to gather for smart, motivational and entertaining conversation where no idea is off limits."
Dominick joined SiriusXM in August 2006 as a host on Raw Dog Comedy. He launched Stand Up! on non-partisan political talk channel SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. in February 2008, and the show quickly became a can't-miss stop for experts and newsmakers. Dominick also made news himself in September 2010: his interview with then-CNN host Rick Sanchez sparked a controversy when Sanchez made comments viewed as anti-Semitic that led to his being fired. For the last six years, Dominick has also had the sought-after job of opening for Stephen Colbert on "The Colbert Report," a job he'll leave to focus on his new SiriusXM radio show.
SiriusXM's Indie channel, formerly SiriusXM Stars Too, features daily shows hosted by Dominick, Covino & Rich and Jay Thomas, plus shows from Rotten Tomatoes, BuzzFeed, Neil Strauss and others.
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or online at siriusxm.com.
Visit www.siriusxm.com and www.standupwithpetedominick.com for more information.
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Nvidia has recently announced the GTX285/295 series of graphics cards promising to offer improved gaming experience at a more affordable price tag. Gainward has introduced their own solution based at the generic Nvidia GTX285 model. The Gainward GTX285 has 1GB of DDR3 and it is clocked at 648MHz. Today we will have the chance to compare the new card with other graphics solutions by both Nvidia and AMD/ATI.
The GTX285 marked Nvidia's transition to the 55nm manufacturing process that would further boost speed and decrease the power consumption and therefore, the produced heat. Below is a table showing the main differences among the Nvidia 2xx graphics chips.
The Gainward GTX285 is based on the generic Nvidia card, with a 648MHz core, 1476MHz shader and 1242MHz memory clocks. Hopefully this product would be ideal for demanding games like Crysis and L4D as we will see later.
- The package
The Gainward GTX285 package has been redesigned as you can see in the picture below. The various logos on the blue-colored box provide basic information about the features on the product.. The card has 1024MB of GDDR3 onboard, it is HDCP-ready for Blu-ray playback and it can be connected to your TV or HD monitor through HDMI via adapter. It's retail price is around ~€362 (including VAT), making it €40-50 cheaper than the ATI 4870X2.
The graphics card is well protected placed into the box into a plastic antistatic packaging. In the box you will also find a printed manual, a driver's disc, a molex-to-pci-e adapter, a DVI-to-HDMI adapter, a DSub-to-DVI-D adapter, a TV-out cable with HDTV support and finally an Internal SPDIF cable, for HDMI audio support. No retail game is bundled here:
The Gainward GTX285 is kept cool using a cooler with a 80mm fan, following Nvidia's stock design.
The available ports include two DVI-D and another one for HDTV.
Make sure to use at least two 6-pin power jacks in order to efficiently power the graphics card. This also means that your PSU should better offer at least 600 Watts of total power.
For all the tests we used the the latest Nvidia drivers (182.06) in order to get the highest possible performance, especially with the latest DX10 game titles.
As you can see below, the GPU core runs
at 648MHz and the memory at 1242MHz. The GPU-Z software provides all the needed information for our eyes:
The same software also reports the temperatures of the various parts of the board. We should also note here that the GTX285 is rather quiet compared to other graphics cards we have tested here at CDRinfo.


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On View February 9 through June 15, 2013
Coffee House Press traces its history through the turbulence of recent transformations in poetry publishing, from letterpress editions and offset printing to newer technologies. The exhibit—including broadsides, chapbooks and important first editions—provides a capsule view of the trajectory of this independent press (and its precursor Toothpaste Press) renowned for adventurous discoveries, editorial excellence, elegant design and steadfast commitment to writers, readers and poetry.
On view February 13 through March 13, 2010
This intimate exhibition of love poetry is drawn from The Reed Foundation Library at Poets House.
On view March 20 through June 19, 2010
For all ages, this exhibition documents the creation of poetic spaces by a public-school community in response to images of landscape and shared journeys: a bird, a tree, a labyrinth.
Part of Ecopoetic Futures, a series of events that examine poetry and the environment. Programs in this series are funded, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Council for the Humanities.
On View March 20 through June 19, 2010
This series of paintings by British-born poet and painter Basil King depicts the Green Man, the pre- Christian archetypal figure of creation and the earth, emerging in the guise of British historical figures, such as Guy Fawkes and Walter Raleigh.
On view June 28 through October 9, 2010
On view June 28 through Saturday, October 9, 2010
Creating art in response to poetry since the 1960s, Ed Colker has "produced pure expressions, stirring symbols of inner truths or imaginings that can sometimes be inspired by or incite poetry" (New York Times).
On view December 7, 2010 through March 23, 2011
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Charles Olson's birth, Poets House presents a selection of books by and about Olson, along with Charles Alexander's set of ten broadsides entitled "Charles Olson: Language as Physical Fact." The broadsides were drawn from The Maximus Poems and printed in an edition of 15 copies in 2008 at Chax Press in Tucson.
On view July 21 through October 8, 2011
Poets House is delighted to honor New Directions – one of the most innovative publishers in the United States – on the occasion of its 75th anniversary with a special exhibition of art, books, letters and ephemera.
On view February 7 through 28, 2004
"Unlocking the door I see the blue large sky and I feel golden wings growing out of my back so I can fly."—4th graders, P.S. 79, Bronx, NY
Vibrant murals that feature the poetry and artwork of participants in the Community-Word Project.
Founded in 1997, The Community-Word Project is a New York City based arts-in-education organization that seeks to increase the literacy and leadership of at-risk public school children.
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BioScrip To Present At "NINE" Noble Financial Capital Markets' Ninth Annual Equity Conference
Jan 17, 2013, 08:30 EST
ELMSFORD, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioScrip (NASDAQ: BIOS) today announced that the Company will present at "NINE" Noble Financial Capital Markets' Ninth Annual Equity Conference to be held January 21-23, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.
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Hai Tran, Chief Financial Officer, will present on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 10:30 am Eastern Standard Time.
About BioScrip, Inc.
BioScrip, Inc. provides comprehensive infusion and home care solutions. By partnering with patients, physicians, healthcare payors, government agencies and pharmaceutical manufacturers we are able to provide access to infusible medications and management solutions. Our goal is to optimize outcomes for chronic and other complex healthcare conditions and enhance the quality of patient life. BioScrip brings clinical competence in providing high-touch, comprehensive infusion and nursing services to patients in the most convenient ways possible. Through our customer services and treatments we aim to ensure the best possible therapy outcome.
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Soon to be Vice President-elect Joe Biden was rallying the troops: "We can no longer be energy dependent on Saudi Arabia or a Venezuelan dictator." Well, I know what Saudi Arabia is. But having been to Venezuela in 2006, touring slums, mixing with the wealthy opposition and spending days and hours at its president's side, I wondered, without wondering, to whom Senator Biden was referring. Hugo Chávez Frías is the democratically elected president of Venezuela (and by democratically elected I mean that he has repeatedly stood before the voters in internationally sanctioned elections and won large majorities, in a system that, despite flaws and irregularities, has allowed his opponents to defeat him and win office, both in a countrywide referendum last year and in regional elections in November). And Biden's words were the kind of rhetoric that had recently led us into a life-losing and monetarily costly war, which, while toppling a shmuck in Iraq, had also toppled the most dynamic principles upon which the United States was founded, enhanced recruitment for Al Qaeda and deconstructed the US military.
By now, October 2008, I had digested my earlier visits to Venezuela and Cuba and time spent with Chávez and Fidel Castro. I had grown increasingly intolerant of the propaganda. Though Chávez himself has a penchant for rhetoric, never has it been a cause for war. In hopes of demythologizing this "dictator," I decided to pay him another visit. By this time I had come to say to friends in private, "It's true, Chávez may not be a good man. But he may well be a great one."
Among those to whom I said this were historian Douglas Brinkley and Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens. These two were perfect complements. Brinkley is a notably steady thinker whose historian's code of ethics assures adherence to supremely reasoned evidence. Hitchens, a wily wordsmith, ever too unpredictable for predisposition, is a wild card by any measure who in a talk-show throwaway once referred to Chávez as an "oil-rich clown." Though I believe Hitchens to be as principled as he is brilliant, he can be combative to the point of bullying, as he once was in severe comments made about saintly antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan. Brinkley and Hitchens would balance any perceived bias in my writing. Also, these are a couple of guys I have a lot of fun with and affection for.
So I called Fernando Sulichin, an old friend and well-connected independent film producer from Argentina, and asked that he get them vetted and approved to interview Chávez. In addition, we wanted to fly from Venezuela to Havana, and I asked that Fernando request on our behalf interviews with the Castro brothers, most urgently Raúl, who had taken over the reins of power from an ailing Fidel in February–and who had never given a foreign interview. I had traveled to Cuba in 2005, when I had the good fortune of meeting Fidel, and was eager for an interview with the new president. The phone rang at 2 o'clock the following afternoon. "Mi hermano," Fernando said. "It is done."


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February 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 AM ^
there were 3 other guys on the ice with their thumbs up their asses, as usual.
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 AM ^
Ha . . . but I take issue with William Henry Harrison. He was the Antonio Bass of presidents - full of promise (he ran one of the greatest campaigns ever), but his career was sadly cut short.
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:59 AM ^
Who knows if he was bad at being president? 32 days ain't much. Now, if you're saying that his job was to wear a damn jacket to his inauguration parade, then yeah, he's even worse than Isiah...
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:06 PM ^
There is no scientific evidence to support a connection between being cold and an increased susceptibility to respiratory tract infection. That is an urban legend propogated by mothers everywhere and Ohio University partisans hoping to defame one of Mother Miami's most favorite sons. Do you also believe that a pile of rags left in the corner will spontaneously create rats and mice, that leaches can draw out ill humors, and the jews caused the Black Death?
Sir, your Victorian views reflect poorly on MICHIGAN MEN everywhere especially considering your libelous charges fall on the very weekend Miami University is celebrating 200 years of giving the unfortunate young men and women of Ohio a public school alternative to OSU.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:07 PM ^
There is research suggesting a possible effect on immune response due to exposure as well as research implying no such link. There are certainly physical effects to being in cold temperatures long before the onset of hypothermia.
Blood letting, on the other hand, is a widely recognized treatment for certain conditions. In general, you don't want to be bitten by a leech (not "leach"), but they can (and are) used medically.
Also, Van Buren 4eva!!1!
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:59 AM ^
On the night Bo died he visited me in a alcohol induced dream and told me 3 things.
1. Ryan Mallett and Steven Threet were not real MICHIGAN MEN.
2. RR would become the Michigan coach, run off Justin Boren, and have a secret meeting about the defense with the OC and safety coach without inviting the DC.
3. He tasked me with roaming the internet defending all fellow Miami University alumni. My schedule has cleared up considerably now that I no longer have to defend Ben Roethlisberger from the charge of being a 'game manager.' So, I am hear to defend the honor of William Henry Harrison. Yes, he had the shortest Presidential term in US history but that was not his fault. He died because he was not immune to viruses (the length of his innagural speech had nothing to do with it.) Do we blame JFK because he was not immune to bullets slamming into his head? No. Did we blame Boromir because he was not immune to 87 orc arrows in his chest? Well, a little but that's beside the point. WHH was going to do some really great things. If you wish to select a truly bad President historians would suggest James Buchanon.
Good day to you sir!
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:29 PM ^
Not to be a dick and totally derail your point, but William Henry Harrison went to Hampden-Sydney and Penn. His grandson Benjamen was, however, a Miami alum.
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:56 PM ^
He's probably not even the worst ref in the CCHA. (That dubious honor belongs to Aaron, who's just as likely to call a penalty on the guy who got tripped as the one who tripped him.)
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:10 PM ^
Harrison has to take a lot the blame for Tyler's terrible presidency, no?
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:16 PM ^
the way Brian smoothly sidesteps any serious political discussion by putting up WHH as a 'worst POTUS ever.' you know, instead of a (THE) more recent possibility.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:36 PM ^
Very true. I feared a lengthy argument on the (de-)merits of Chester A. Arthur.
February 22nd, 2009 at 3:23 PM ^
If I were to have guessed that one frequenter of this site actually liked Carrot Top you would have been my first guess.
February 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 PM ^
Carrot Top is awful.I can't believe he is actually a comedian. Props to him for getting in that good of shape, but he is not funny.
February 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 PM ^
If you gave Carrot top "props" on purpose, that is funnier than anything carrot top has ever done.
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:10 PM ^
...Wow, I guess I'm definitely in the minority here. I usually go see comedians in concert. I've seen quite a few. I laughed harder at Carrot Top than the vast majority of the others I went to... maybe I was just in the mood to laugh that night, who knows. I'm not saying he's in the Chris Rock echelon, but I don't think he's *that* far out of that top tier.
Go Blue!
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 PM ^
hahahah LOVE the Nickelback addition.
Also must have taken some willpower to place harrison in the mix over our most recently retired 'decider'
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 AM ^
Yes, making fun of Nickelback is lots of fun.
Surely James Buchanan has to be in consideration here. His primary contribution to the presidency was to not intervene when the Southern states started seceding and grabbing control of federal arsenals. All poor WHH did was get pneumonia.
What are some good teen jobs? My lil bro is15 and he want a job.what are some jobs that hire teens.we were thinkin bout CVS but how old do u have to be. One of the most common questions on "Yahoo Answers" comes from young people looking for summer jobs for 15 year olds to make money. I totally understand the question and the various responses with the traditional answers of babysitting, online surveys, lemonade stands, paper routes, etc. While the traditional ways of making money may work for some people, they certainly won't work for everyone so it's time to think outside the box and dare to be different.
February 22nd, 2009 at 4:34 PM ^
I've tried and tried to look past MGoBlog's constant anti-Whig agenda, but I can't any longer. I read this blog for UM sports news, not to have someone's politics rammed down my throat. Consider this my goodbye.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:50 PM ^
I was sitting in the first row directly behind the OSU bench during the game (the fact that I bought the tickets online in November for $12 apiece is a separate issue).
Several other arguments made by Markell seem to indicate that he does not fully understand the NCAA's rules -- for instance, when he complained to Langseth that a penalty was not called on the play where the U of M player (Caporusso, I believe) caught and released teh puck in the offensive zone (see Rule 6, Section 19a for an explanation that the only penalty call available is on either picking the puck up off the ice or throwing it out of bounds).
However, he and the rest of the arena seemed to understand the "kick rule" better than Langseth et al.
"A goal shall not be allowed if the puck has been kicked or directed into the goal off of an attacking player's skate. When in doubt the goal shall be disallowed."
After the replay of the "goal" was played in the arena, Markell, the OSU bench, and all the OSU fans within 5 rows of my seat acknowledged that it likely would be waived off. The reaction within the arena afterwards was as much of shock as celebration.


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Award-winning urban farmers
Melissa Dede, Chris Hunter and Brett King
10 October 2013
To coincide with Floriade, three award-winning urban farmers give advice on how to grow award-winning produce. They explore ways in which contemporary gardeners understand and practise food production and share valuable tips and techniques.
Flora Pell: the cook and her turbulent career
Alison Wishart, National Museum of Australia
13 April 2011
Curator Alison Wishart, together with food historian Dr Adele Wessell, has enjoyed researching the life and contributions of one of Australia's pioneering and political cookery educators and authors, Flora Pell.
Stirring the pot: women in the business of food
Donna Lee Brien, Marion Halligan, Janet Jeffs and Dr Adele Wessell
6 March 2011
Women are strongly represented in Australia's food industry as producers, chefs, cookbook authors and creative writers. Chef Janet Jeffs, novelist Marion Halligan and food historians Adele Wessell and Donna Lee Brien explore women's stories about food.
Tasting and discussion
Mark Juddery, Dr Simon Toze, Dr Kelly Fielding and Dr Peter Collignon
Recycled water discussion: A nice drop, 20 March 2010
Mark Juddery, National Museum of Australia, facilitates the recycled water taste test and discussion among the panellists and audience.
The science of recycling water
Dr Simon Toze, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Recycled water discussion: A nice drop, 20 March 2010
Simon Toze explains various processes for recycling water, the kinds of chemicals that appear in water (such as pharmaceuticals, oestrogen and plasticisers) and makes a case for drinking recycled water.
Public opinion on recycled water
Dr Kelly Fielding, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Recycled water discussion: A nice drop, 20 March 2010
Kelly Fielding gauges the levels of support for and opposition to recycling water for human consumption, and explores the reasons behind each position.
The case against recycling water for drinking
Dr Peter Collignon, Canberra Hospital
Recycled water discussion: A nice drop, 20 March 2010
Peter Collignon explains why he believes that recycling water is a bad idea – particularly where there are other options – for various reasons including the health risks.
From Fish Creek to the Mann River: Hunter-gatherer transformations in western Arnhem Land, 1948–2008
Professor Jon Altman, Australian National University
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 19 November 2009
Jon Altman describes transformations in the customary economy of Aboriginal people in western Arnhem Land over 60 years – a comparative analysis made possible because of research undertaken by Frederick McCarthy and Margaret McArthur in 1948.
Indigenous modes of exchange and participation in the Indonesian trepang industry
Daryl Guse, Australian National University
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 9 November 2009
Daryl Guse discusses archaeological research in north-western Arnhem Land that indicates early Indigenous participation in and trade with the Indonesian trepang maritime industry, and the adaptability of Indigenous coastal communities.
Food and space: the Australian nation in the British Empire
Dr Adele Wessell, Southern Cross University
Historical Interpretation series, 6 April 2009
Historian Adele Wessell uses cookbooks to draw conclusions about Australian political and social life at the turn of the century, examining British diet and food preferences that were maintained and transformed in colonial Australia.


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Well I for 1 had a good weekender! Liam had a whale of a time and the truck now hates me even more. So all in all top weekend lol. I hope andy got his fan working without blowing a new tyre changing hole in the clearing .
We got home (mine) at half 11pm after leaving the woods at about half 6 ish? So not the quickest recovery ever but hay.
Looking forward to seeing the pics and vids! Expecially when I nearly rolled it on the axle twister lol


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Preordering games may, more often than not, leave consumers at a bigger disadvantage than they would have expected.
Well, I sure was glad to have pre-ordered Ni No Kuni: Wizard Edition, because now I would have to pay at least twice as much if I wanted it.
I wonder if/when Gamestop will stop accepting trade-ins for Aliens: Colonial Marines because there's no possible profit margin for it.
I tend to pre-order games I'm very excited about (like BioShock Infinite). Otherwise, I agree it's best to wait a bit and grab games when they come down in price.
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Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
My son turns six next week, and among all the other wishes I have for him, I have a silent hope that won't be shared at his birthday party.
It's one that swims in the depths of my mind, surfacing occasionally when awful things happen that force me to think about it: I wish and hope and pray that my son won't grow up to be a rapist.
I know that sounds horrible and not a wish a mother of a six-year-old should even have in the back of her mind, let alone flashing loud and red and painful throughout it. But I can't help it. We live in a society that is steeped in rape culture, no matter how many people refuse to acknowledge that reality.
My worry was driven home more forcefully after watching a video that Anonymous posted online of Steubenville High School students talking about the rape of a 16-year-old fellow student. This case is heartbreaking enough -- the victim was sexually assaulted while drunk and unconscious, only to have the photographic proof of her rape spread all over various social media outlets. Her attackers, Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, two football players for the high school's team The Big Red, were let off relatively lightly, subjected to being under house arrest. However, the victim was also punished, forbidden by the judge in the case from sharing any details of the case, essentially re-victimizing her.
Many have written about the implications of the Steubenville, Ohio case and of the town's discomfort and anger in holding their beloved high school football stars accountable. There's been talk of victimization and rape culture and "good old boy" mentality and I agree with most of the assessments many times over. But it was the video posted by Anonymous that truly punched straight through to my gut and twisted it up from the inside. I'm still waiting for the tension to dissolve.
The video shows Steubenville High School baseball player, Michael Nodianos, joking about the rape, calling the victim "dead" and in between laughter we hear him say, "She is so raped. Her puss is about as dry as the sun right now." The video lasts over 12 minutes, with only a few voices suggesting "That's not cool, bro," while Nodianos continues to crack "jokes."
Nobody wants to think of their son as a potential sexual assaulter. I know I don't. I look at my sweet, sweet son and I know in my heart that he would never hurt a fellow human being, let alone violate and disrespect them in the way this 16-year-old victim was subjected to. But I'm also not living in a fantasy bubble. I'm sure the mothers and fathers of the boys involved thought their sons weren't capable of such horrific, violating actions either. In fact, most of the town is still in denial, and they're not the only ones.
When Jezebel posted the Anonymous video, more than one commenter shrugged off the seriousness of what the boys in the video were saying.
This is just boys being stupid because they are too young to understand the seriousness of the situation.
It's just talk.
Let's draw a distinction between rape and rape jokes. They're not the same.
They're not the same, but they are certainly on the same spectrum, and when we normalize and legitimize rape jokes like these -- ones that aren't talking about rape in an abstract way, but instead focus on a real-life person who was gang raped by your friends -- we're one step away from legitimizing and normalizing rape.
Behavior like this doesn't happen in a vacuum. It's part and parcel of a larger cult of masculinity that feeds into rape culture. It happens in communities that praise male domination and patriarchal ideals. It happens in a community like Steubenville where rumors abound, and most people look the other way while whispers of inappropriate behavior between men in positions of authority and female high school students float through the halls.
The rumors, whether based in fact or fiction, end up having the same outcome regardless: the onus (and catcalls and name-calling and slut-shaming) falls on the shoulders of the teen girls, while the men -- a coach in one case -- gets nothing more than some eyes rolled in his direction.
It's the same community where Nate Hubbard, a volunteer Big Red football coach suggested that the victim made up being raped to avoid punishment for being drunk and out late. And the same community where, according to a recent Raw Story article, local townspeople "have been reluctant to aid the prosecution of the crime in any way, lest it jeopardize The Big Red's chances at another state championship."
This all aids in creating an environment where a young boy feels comfortable and confident in making jokes about somebody being raped. This boy isn't "too young to understand the seriousness of this situation." You're never too young to understand violating another person is wrong, and if you somehow made it to 16-years-old without that knowledge, that is symptomatic of a larger societal problem that excuses or normalizes behavior like that. When people are afraid to stand up for a 16-year-old gang rape victim because of the posterity of their high school football team? We should be shouting at the top of our lungs for things to change.
So here I am, days away from my son's sixth birthday, thinking about how we need to teach our boys not to rape, instead of cautioning our daughters on how not to get raped. We need to flip the script when it comes to discussing rape and admit that yes, we live in a society that promotes and enables rape culture. Only then can we go about dismantling it. We need to explain to our sons why "jokes" like the ones in the video are not funny. We need to get to a point where every boy in that room stands up and says "This isn't okay to joke about."
I will do my part as the mother of a young boy. I will ensure he understand respect and why it is so important. Both his father and I will discuss sex, consent, and rape in age-appropriate terms when the time comes. I will not have anyone excuse my son for being "too young" or "just a boy." I will not devalue him like that. While I will do my damndest to ensure that my son will not get sucked into rape culture, and will -- hopefully -- actively break it down, I also challenge all parents, even ones deeply immersed in communities where this sort of behavior has been ingrained forever, to talk to your sons and teach them that this is not acceptable behavior for anyone.
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FVAP report shows continued trends in military voting
Report highlights successes and future challenges
Senior Associate, Pew Center on the States
The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) recently released its 2010 Post Election Report, which included a wealth of information on the participation of military voters and their spouses.
This release follows the recent publication of data and a report on military and overseas voting by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
While the report includes numerous details focusing on the specifics of members of this community, the general trend is clear: members of the military and their spouses are highly engaged in the elections process and continue to register and vote at higher rates than the general electorate.
Unlike the EAC, which simply reports data provided by states as part of the Election Administration and Voting Survey, the FVAP adjusted military participation data to account for the age and gender of the generally younger and male population of uniformed voters. FVAP also surveyed a number of populations to ascertain their level of participation in 2010.
The result of both of these efforts yielded data showing that military participation in registration and voting is strong, mirroring figures from 2008. Moreover, military voter participation increased in 2010 – more than 20 percent over 2006.
For the first time, FVAP also surveyed military spouses, who are entitled to the same protections under federal and state laws and face hurdles of their own when attempting to register and cast a ballot.
On their own, these numbers clearly show that these voters are more involved in the electoral process than the average citizen, but when you take into account unique challenges they face, the numbers are even more compelling.
For example, many military voters face specific challenges: numerous deployments and relocations; convoluted laws that vary by state and lack uniformity; as well as remote locations that make it difficult to get information, update registration, or get mail quickly to and from their state election offices.
Despite that, those in the military register at a rate of 77 percent compared to 65 percent for the greater eligible voting population. Similarly, both members of the military and their spouses vote at a higher rate than the average voter.
Compared to 2006, 24 percent more military personnel cast an absentee ballot in 2010, a number that may be attributed to new state and federal laws that took effect in response to the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act.
Unfortunately, the rate of military voters who never received their ballot also went up, suggesting that more work needs to be done to ensure this community is served.
Many of these voters (73 percent of spouses and 38 percent of servicemembers) also used state and local forms, rather than the official federal forms, which may not have allowed them to self-identify as a UOCAVA voter and take advantage of those benefits and protections.
The Pew Center on the States' Election Initiatives has long worked on behalf of military and overseas voters and these numbers are extremely illuminating and help to guide our work further.
We know more certain than ever that those serving and representing our country overseas want to participate our democracy, and we are dedicated to supporting them with the policies and tools they need.
In addition to advocating for changes in state laws to make the voting process easier for military and overseas voters, our Voting Information Project and Upgrading Voter Registration initiatives are making it easier for these voters to navigate the voter registration process and get the tools and information they need to request a ballot, find the right deadlines, and successfully cast a ballot.
For example, Pew is currently developing an embeddable tool that aims to serve as a one-stop-shop for answering military voters' questions, including user-specific deadlines and access to a custom Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot, all based on a voter's registered address stateside.
This tool could be embedded on state election websites or even military information outlets to simplify the process by providing them with official information where they look for it: on news or military organizations' websites. These findings tell us that these voters are engaged and simply need more outlets and easier access to the information they need.
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